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Ex-girlfriend of accused cop killer testifies in court

Littles claims Romero pushed her out of the car because he didn't want her to be involved in anything that was about to happen prior to the shooting of Officer Benner.

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Updated: 5:41 PM MDT Sep 14, 2016

Ex-girlfriend of accused cop killer testifies in court

Littles claims Romero pushed her out of the car because he didn't want her to be involved in anything that was about to happen prior to the shooting of Officer Benner.

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Updated: 5:41 PM MDT Sep 14, 2016

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WEBVTT PPREPORTER: SHE SAYS SHE DROVE THE PPGETAWAY CAR FOR AT LEAST NINE PPROBBERIES THAT THE ALLEGED PPKILLER COMMITTED AND WAS WITH PPANDREW ROMERO THE NIGHT POLICE PPSAY HE KILLED OFFICER GREG PPBENNER. PPTODAY TABITHA LITTLES TESTIFIED PPAGAINST ROMERO AND TOLD A JURY PPWHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT. PP>> AS I TURNED TO FACE THE SUV, PPI SEE OFFICER BENNER. HE W PPFACING ME. THE LAST WORDS HE PPSAID WAS 'WHAT WAS HIS NAME.' PPAND THEN HE FELL. PPREPORTER: IN HER OWN WORDS. PP>> AS I'M GETTING UP, AS I'M PPSTANDING UP FROM THE GROUND, I PPHEAR FOUR SHOTS. IT GOES BOOM PPBOOM BOOM BOOM. PPREPORTER: TABITHA LITTLES TAKES PPTHE STAND TODAY, THE ONLY PERSON PPWHO SPENT THAT MEMORIAL DAY WITH PPANDREW ROMERO, REMEMBERING THE PPNIGHT THAT OFFICER GREGG BENNER PPWAS KILLED PPLITTLES SAID SHE AND ROMERO WERE PPSEARCHING RIO RANCHO FOR A PLACE PPTO ROB FOR DRUG MONEY, WHEN PPOFFICER BENNER PULLED THEM OVER. PPTHE OFFICER ASKED FOR LITTLE'S PPDRIVER'S LICENSE AND ROMERO'S PPNAME, WHEN THE FAKE NAME HE GAVE PPDIDN'T HAVE A MATCH, BENNER PPASKED AGAIN. PP>> ANDREW SAID 'I ALREADY GAVE PPYOU MY [EXPLETIVE] INFORMATION.' PPREPORTER: BENNER APPROACHED PPROMERO'S DOOR, PP>> >> HE'S LIKE 'JUST DRIVE.' SO PPHE PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE. PPAND I TOOK OFF. PP>> ANDREW TELLS ME HE'S GOING TO PPPUSH ME OUT OF THE VEHICLE, PPBECAUSE HE DOESN'T WANT ME TO BE PPINVOLVED IN ANYTHING THAT'S PPABOUT TO HAPPEN. PPREPORTER: ACCORDING TO LITTLES' PPTESTIMONY, THE VEHICLE STOPED PPAND OFFICER BENNER WALKED UP. PP>> HE GOT TO THE BACK OF THE PPVEHICLE. PPAND THAT'S WHEN I HEARD FOUR PPSHOTS. PPREPORTER: REGARDING THE PPPOTENTIAL JAIL TIME THAT LITTLES PPFACES IF SHE HAD CHOSEN NOT TO PPTESTIFY, SHE FACED UPWARDS OF PP150 YEARS IN PRISON. PPTHE PLEA DEAL SHE REACHED PPREDUCES THAT TOTAL TO BETWEEN PPSIXTEEN AND TWENTY YEARS. PPREPORTING LIVE DAVID CARL KOAT

Ex-girlfriend of accused cop killer testifies in court

Littles claims Romero pushed her out of the car because he didn't want her to be involved in anything that was about to happen prior to the shooting of Officer Benner.